Final Call for Early-Stage Communication Technology Startups

Norwalk, Conn. - January 8, 2013 - TMC, in conjunction with their partner EMBRASE Consulting, announced a Final Call for Applications for StartupCamp7, their high-energy networking and early stage startup event that connects up-and-coming startups with potential collaborators, investors and clients.

The event is collocated with TMC's (News - Alert) ITEXPO Miami 2013, the world's largest and best-attended communications and technology trade show held January 30 - February 1, 2013 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida. StartupCamp7 will be held Thursday, January 31, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. EST. Companies interested in participating must submit their application online by January 13, 2013.

To be considered to present at StartupCamp7, companies must be building a service or product, leveraging voice, video, SMS, or related technologies; be under three years old; and be privately- or angel-funded. Qualifying startups must submit an application by January 13, 2013. Up to five early-stage startups will be selected to present high-level, five-minute presentations in a "ready, set, pitch" format. Participants will be evaluated by both a panel of judges and the StartupCamp7 audience members on which company most deserves interest from prospective customers, partner and investors,

Startups presenting at previous editions of StartupCamp at ITEXPO have gone on to great achievements, including StartupCamp6's FlashValet that went on to raise over $1M, and StartupCamp2's GroupMe, who later sold to Skype for more than $60M.

About Embrase Business Consulting:Embrase is a boutique consulting company that offers market strategy and a range growth-focused solutions to Telco Service Providers, and to Entrepreneurs innovating with communications technologies. Since 2003, Embrase has assisted a cross section of companies around the globe to make strategic decisions, successfully enter new markets and accelerate commercial success.

About TMC:TMC is a global, integrated media company that helps clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes multiple magazines including CUSTOMER, INTERNET TELEPHONY, M2M Evolution and Cloud Computing. TMCnet is read by as many as 1.5 million unique visitors each month, and is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMC is also the producer of ITEXPO, the world's leading B2B communications event, as well as industry events: M2M Evolution; Cloud4SMB Expo; DevCon5; HTML5 Summit; WebRTC Conference & Expo, Super Wi-Fi Summit, ChannelVision Expo (CVx); AstriCon; StartupCamp and more. Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information.